G.__Notwithstanding any other provision of__law relating to confidentiality of information, the State Controller is granted access to all information in the files of any department or agency of the State as necessary to carry out the duties of the State Controller under this subsection;

Sec. F-2. Transition. State agencies and departments must be in compliance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1541, subsection 10-A by June 30, 2004.

PART G

Sec. G-1. 7 MRSA §2701, first ¶, as amended by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. H, §2, is further amended to read:

All persons owning honeybees within the State shall annually notify the commissioner of the keeping of bees and the location of the bees and shall forward to the commissioner for deposit with the Treasurer of State an annual license fee not to exceed $2 per colony for all bees kept on June 15th of each year. A license may be issued for a one-year, 2-year or 3-year period. Licenses for a period in excess of one year may be issued only with the agreement of or at the request of the applicant. The fee for a 2-year license is 2 times the annual fee. The fee for a 3-year license is 3 times the annual fee. Fees must be established by rule in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act. No license fee returned may be less than $2 per beekeeper. License fees accrue as a dedicated revenue to the Division of Plant Industry to fund the cost of apiary inspection and licensing undedicated revenue to the General Fund.

Sec. G-2. 7 MRSA §2754, as amended by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. H, §3, is further amended to read:

§2754. Registration fees